The Pepper in the Gumbo Quotes

“We both know you can’t split a bookstore. (I don’t even share shelf space.)”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“You get lazy and just download a copy instead of finding the book on the shelf. And the finding is half the fun. Browsing on either side, above and below, that is the joy of it.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“copy instead of finding the book on the shelf. And the finding is half the fun. Browsing on either side, above and below, that is the joy of it.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“Technology was meant to be a tool, not a crutch. The entire world had become dependent on gadgets for entertainment and personal happiness.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“I feel like this little contraption gave me back a lot of my old friends.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“Bitterness can get you pretty far in life. But love always takes you farther,”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“I know we sort of said goodbye, but I don’t have anyone else to tell this to and I’m going to burst with it. You know EBB’s verse:
God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have prayed
For in our face,
A gauntlet with a gift in it. –”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“You don’t have to walk me back. I live down the hall.” She smiled up at him.
“My mama didn’t raise me like that,” Paul said, opening the door.
“Actually, your mama has some sense, and would say, ‘She lives twenty feet away,’ but suit yourself,” Mrs. Olivier said.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“. “Don’t be a stranger. And pray about that petition you filed.”
“Mama,” Paul groaned. That was the Christian way of saying “I know you’re wrong but you won’t take my word for it, so God will have to explain it to you.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“And how many boyfriends have you had, Alice?”
“Mama,” Paul growled under his breath. “Let the girl eat.”
“Can you pass the biscuits?” Andy said. “These are great. So tasty. Fluffy. Just the right amount of…” He frowned at the one in his hand, “…dough.”
“It’s okay,” Alice said. She loved those two for trying to run interference, but she knew Creole mamas. They found out the truth, whether you wanted them to or not.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“His mama put down the bag and headed for the door, her mouth a thin line.
“Wait! What are you doing? Don’t go over there and yell at her.” Paul jumped off the stool and tried to beat her to the door.
“Oh, honey, I would never do that.” His mama stepped into the hallway. “I’m fixin’ to invite her for dinner.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“My first wife was a bear in the morning. I love me some passion, and I gotta have a woman who puts a little pepper in the gumbo, but I didn’t make that morning mistake twice.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo

“Oh, right. She doesn’t know your secret identity.” Andy unzipped his sweatshirt and tossed it on a chair. “So, Meg Ryan just sent Tom Hanks a book but…”
“No, Meg Ryan just sent NY152 a book, which was then overnighted to Tom Hanks, who lives above Meg Ryan and knows she’s Shopgirl, while she has no idea he’s NY152.”
“I’m a little disturbed you know that movie so well.”
“It was actually a remake of a 1937 play called Parfumerie by Miklós László.” Paul blew out a breath. “And it’s really not as fun as they made it sound.”
“But hey, at least you can say you’ve got mail,” Andy said, chuckling.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway, The Pepper in the Gumbo